we are the lucky ones who still have jobs and who are financially privileged enough to have high-speed internet service readily available in our home to support our children’s education and our livelihoods. I will be the first to admit that this recent grumpiness is not surprising given my preexisting tendencies to be a bit skeptical of all things digital. But as a sociologist, I can’t help but remember the lesson we teach in our introductory classes every year: our personal troubles are often public